Sumit Nagar became the first singles player to reach the Monte Carlo Masters in 42 years on Sunday, defeating Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta in three sets in the final round of Monte Carlo qualifying. Indians in the main race. Nagal, ranked 95th in the world, defeated his opponent, ranked 55th in the world, 7-5 2-6 6-2 in a grueling match that lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes. In the first round of the main draw, he will face Italian player Leonardi, ranked 35th in the world, on clay.

Nagar, 26, is following in the footsteps of the legendary Ramesh Krishnan, who reached the main draw of the same event in 1982.

Nagal defeated Italian player Flavio Coboli, ranked 63rd in the world, 6-2 6-3 in the first round of qualifying.

“So excited to make it to the Monte Carlo main draw! Huge thanks to India and around the world for the support and good wishes. Can’t wait for my next race!” Nagar tweeted after his win.

Nagal has been in the spotlight since entering the Australian Open main draw in January, beating Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the second round.

He followed that up with a win at the Chennai Open, before playing two Challenger tournaments, an ATP 500 tournament (Dubai Championship) and two ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (Indian Wells and Miami).

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